opera

opera sf (gen) → work (= azione rilevante); action, deed, work;

(MUS) → work; opus (= melodramma); opera (= teatro); opera house (= ente); institution, organization;

per opera sua → thanks to him;

fare opera di persuasione presso qn → to try to convince sb;

mettersi/essere all'opera → to get down to/be at work;

opera d'arte → work of art;

opera buffa → comic opera;

opera lirica → (grand) opera;

opera pia → religious charity;

opere pubbliche (OO.PP.) → public works;

opere di restauro/di scavo → restoration/excavation work sg